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Garfield's Tucker Haymond is a senior and one of the area's top returning scorers. So when Haymond and the fourth-ranked Bulldogs found themselves in a one-possession game in the fourth quarter against No. 9 Issaquah on Friday night, Haymond produced accordingly.

Three times Issaquah cut Garfield's lead to three points, and three times Haymond answered with a big shot. He finished with 21 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, in the Bulldogs' 81-66 KingCo 4A basketball win at Garfield.

"In my opinion, Tucker's the best player in the state," Garfield coach Ed Haskins said. "He did what he's supposed to do. He did what his team needed to get us the win."

Yet it didn't look like Garfield (2-1 overall, 2-0 league) would need big shots from Haymond or any of his teammates through three quarters.

The Bulldogs held an 11-point lead at halftime and extended that to 16 early in the third quarter. But Issaquah (2-1, 1-1) didn't go away.